2013-2019
-created by jenji kohan
If you don't mind well-intended, semi-idiotic escapism, this might charm you. Great performances and competent writing are the hallmarks of this drama about life in womyn's prison. There are also positive marks for gay/trans portrayals, plus a somewhat nuanced take on the "me too" era. On the down side, it's an insultingly facile portrayal of the mindfucking horror that is prison life. It's barely more than a Hallmark card, in that regard. Any prison show that doesn't make you want to scream out of the house to tear down all prisons forever, has wasted its opportunity. Plus, it lasted too long...the sexy factor largely disappears in the final seasons, and without that its weaknesses are more exposed.
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